DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G93B5X3Q
OT Collection ID: OT.012013.26910.2
Dataset Name: Merced, CA: Origin and Evolution of the Mima Mounds
Short Name: CA06_Reed
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: NCALM Seed Project. PI: Sarah Reed, University of California, Berkeley. This lidar survey was conducted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 on a 33 square kilometer polygon northeast of Merced in Merced County, California.  These data were collected to investigate the origin and evolution of Mima mounds in California's Central Valley.

Dataset Acknowledgement: LiDAR data acquisition and processing completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM - http://www.ncalm.org). NCALM funding provided by NSF's Division of Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and Facilities Program. EAR-1043051. http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G93B5X3Q

Dataset Keywords: 

Survey Date: 09/17/2006

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping
	Role: Collector
	Url: http://www.ncalm.cive.uh.edu/

	2. National Science Foundation
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://nsf.gov/


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Total LiDAR Points: 95,745,348 pts

Area: 33.0 km^2

Shot Density: 2.9 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM z10 N NAD83 (CORS96) [EPSG: 26910]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (Geoid 03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/metadata/NCALM/CA06_Reed.zip

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.012013.26910.2
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=geonlidarframeportlet&gs_action=lidarDataset&opentopoID=OTLAS.012013.26910.2


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/lidarkmls/point_cloud/CA06_Reed_bounds.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 37.4661°
	South: 37.3891°
	East: -120.3760°
	West: -120.4630°